The Global Analysis page is prepared by and available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The page was first presented
in 1998 as part of the State of the Climate Report. It is a framework that summarizes global observations of (surface and
upper-air) temperature and precipitation data by placing the data into historical perspective. The Global Analysis page provides
monthly, seasonal, and annual climate summaries, covering the topics: Global Surface Temperature, Global precipitation, Global
Sea Surface Temperature, El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), (Lower and Mid) Tropospheric Temperatures, (Lower) Stratospheric
Temperatures, Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent (seasonal), and Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice Extent (seasonal).
To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition
Fees, if applicable, are displayed on the web page for obtaining these data, and fees are also dependent on customer order
specifications. Please contact NCDC for further information on fees and terms for retrieving these data.

Access_Constraints:
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of
current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy
of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by
any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes
no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgement of the Data Originator when using the Data Item as a source.

ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Please refer to the science paper references for information on the contributing data set of interest.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Not available.
COMPLETENESS REPORT: Not available.
LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: The Climate Monitoring Branch at NCDC compiles the monthly product by analyzing climate data provided
by NCDC and other available sources. The analyzed data are placed into historical perspective and made available online to
the public through the State of the Climate Report web pages.
PROCESS DATE: Not complete

Provides access to previous monthly State of the Climate reports. Users may select the year, and then the month of the desired
report. From the monthly State of the Climate report page, select Global Analysis, which links to the Global Analysis data
for that month.

Provides access to previous monthly State of the Climate reports. Users may select the year, and then the month of the desired
report. From the monthly State of the Climate report page, select Global Analysis, which links to the Global Analysis data
for that month.